4. Background
• Indian Airlines was established in 1953.
• The Indian Airlines officially merged into Air India
on Feb. 2011.
• It covers 75 destinations(59 within India and 16
abroad)
11. Findings
• They were went for strikes, go slow agitations and
wage negotiation.
• The pilots began the agitation demanding higher
allowances for flying in international sectors.
• They then refused to fly with people re-employed on
a contract basis.
13. Recommendation
• It can be seen from case detail presented it is the case
of “Collective Bargaining”
• Introduce variable pay and reduce basic pay which is
purely based on performance.
• IA should introduce some non monetary benefits
which could increase employee satisfaction.